Congratulations to the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) and United Reformed Churches (URCNA) and Great Commission Publications on the new Trinity Psalter Hymnal (2018). I have only had my copy for a couple of weeks or so, but I want to offer a few quick notes and observations on what I’ve seen so far. The Trinity Psalter Hymnal (2018) contains versions of all 150 Psalms in metrical form, but fewer hymns than either the old “Blue” Trinity Hymnal (1961) or the new “Red” Trinity Hymnal (1990). Having used two editions (1927 and 1973)…

The great B.B. Warfield once said that “Calvinism” (which he described as as “that sight of the majesty of God that pervades all of life and all of experience” and by which he simply meant that system of theology that joyfully embraces the rich, comforting, God-exalting, self-abasing, Christ-honoring, biblical message of the sovereignty of God in salvation and all things) could be summed up in three words: “God saves sinners.” God. Saves. Sinners. Each of those words is important for understanding what the Bible teaches…

A pastor friend of mine contacted me this week and asked if I had written an article on my “top twenty” hymns. The reason he asked me for this is that he pastors a church that has not been using much in the way of traditional hymnody for a number of years, and they are now trying to introduce more hymns into their congregational singing. He wanted a good list of hymns for them to use as they try to reincorporate hymns into the diet of their Sunday worship services. Well, as it turns out, I haven’t ever written an article on my “top…

“Where should I go to seminary?” “And why?” As you may imagine, as Chancellor of RTS I get asked that question a lot. Usually, the person who is asking me that question is from a confessionally reformed denomination or…

My friend and colleague Dr. Don Sweeting, former President of Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando and now President of Colorado Christian University, recently wrote an important and timely article called The Pastoral Debt Crisis. It is a topic…

Christians tend to be encouraged about their justification (if they understand it), but sometimes discouraged about their sanctification (or seeming lack thereof). Consequently, they miss out of something that is intended to be a blessing from God…

Over the years, I have been asked by a number of folks if they could access my PhD thesis, done at the University of Edinburgh, New College, under a towering scholar of early Christianity, the late David F. Wright. The topic was the use of…

The Gospel Coalition (TGC) and the Theological Famine Relief Project of TGC International Outreach A Report by Ligon Duncan Chancellor and John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology Reformed Theological Seminary We have…

Christian History and Thought Since 1700: Old and New Calvinism in Conversation Confessional Calvinism: Embracive of Evangelicalism? Outline Ligon Duncan Today’s session has evolved into something of a conversation in a fish bowl, as various kinds of Calvinists talk about what they think about various other kinds of Calvinists and about the larger evangelical world, and do so much to the amusement of non-Calvinist evangelical onlookers. Though our panel will invite a non-Calvinist voice into…